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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to shut down the social media network Twitter and the video-sharing website YouTube have been more controversial abroad than they have been inside Turkey. VOA’s Al Pessin reports from London on how the issue fits into Turkey’s complex political landscape.

Turkey Internet Curbs Don’t Hurt Erdogan

Published March 28, 2014

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to shut down the social media network Twitter and the video-sharing website YouTube have been more controversial abroad than they have been inside Turkey. VOA’s Al Pessin reports from London on how the issue fits into Turkey’s complex political landscape.